Franz guessed correctly, there were indeed forces in Austria behind the Mahdi rebels. No, as soon as Friedrich wanted to do something, he immediately got on the line with the rebels.

It turns out that the financier is always the most popular. As a pioneer of African independence movements, Mahdi welcomed the Austrian military delegation with the most solemn ceremony.

The two sides can be said to have a good conversation, and the only regret is that the British also appeared here, which made Huthier and others very unhappy.

Fortunately, now everyone is on the same page, all in order to cause trouble to the French, but there is no unpleasantness.

After the welcome banquet, someone couldn't help it: "Führer, the Austrians are too perfunctory, right?" ”

There is no doubt that everyone is very dissatisfied with the Austrian military delegation.

As the saying goes, "if there is no hair on the mouth, the work is not firm". For the military students who have just left school, everyone really has no confidence.

Mahdi waved his hand and smiled, "It doesn't matter. As long as the Austrians' help arrives, even if they send a group of gorillas, we will provide for them.

Besides, don't you think it's best right now? If we really send a bunch of old foxes over, I'm afraid we will have to worry about driving the tiger at the front door and the wolf at the back door. ”

Britain and Austria are different, the British are weak on the African continent, it is okay to cause chaos to the French, and it is simply impossible to seize the French colonies.

Austria is different, they are the hegemon of the African continent. If it weren't for the union of the major colonial empires in Africa, the continent would have been annexed by Austria.

Against this background, it was natural for Mahdi to be wary of the Austrian threat.

The rebel army was not monolithic, and everyone was only temporarily united because of a common enemy.

Once international forces intervene, internal hidden dangers can easily be magnified, causing immeasurable consequences.

He would rather be sent by Austria with a bunch of chaotic trash than face a bunch of old foxes.

A middle-aged man complained, "But, look at what these Austrians mean. Do they want to meddle in military command, and they can do it by these people? ”

Mahdi shook his head: "No one can answer this question, but the army that the Austrians have helped us train is indeed very good."

If they want to command the army, then give them a chance to put the troops we have just collected under their command.

Of course, it is best to win, and it will not cause us much loss if we lose. If they really lose the battle, they will have no face to interfere again. ”

With this group of unreliable little brothers, Mahdi felt tired. He was very suspicious that starting this uprising would lead to his untimely death.

It's too late to regret it now. When he withdrew at this time, not only the French who wanted to make an example of him would not let him go, but even the two British and Austrian investors could not spare him.

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Lieutenant Colonel Huttier: "The situation on the battlefield is very unfavorable for us, the French are already sharpening their knives, and the top of the rebel army does not yet have the slightest sense of urgency.

One by one, they were busy fighting for power and profit, fearing that our arrival would upset the balance of power, but they did not know that without our support, they would not be able to stop the French at all.

I had just tested Mahdi in private, and he was very resolute in his attitude, and it was impossible to get command of the rebels.

Now the British are also involved, and with the chips in our hands, we will get a ragtag army at most.

On the way here, everyone has seen what the main force of the rebel army is. In the future, we will probably command a rabble of rabble.

I don't think they can carry out orders meticulously, and the combat content that they learned in school is basically useless here. ”

The most important thing on the battlefield is execution, and the army's execution is insufficient, and no matter how good the tactics are, they will not be able to exert their power.

The core that determines the executive power of an army lies in the quality of grassroots officers. In this war, this is not an impossible puzzle to solve.

It is not easy to reluctantly train these rabble into soldiers, and it is simply unrealistic to train qualified grassroots officers.

The French will not give them time, and a French counterattack is not far off.

With the Anglo-Austrians unable to play in person, the rebels' chances of victory are infinitely close to zero, and efforts have only slightly improved that chance.

The best outcome is to inflict huge casualties on the French, so that the French government feels that the war is worth the loss, and then chooses a side in the backwoods.

Falkingham echoed: "That's true, with this rabble and the French in a decisive battle, no wonder the above didn't look favorably on us from the beginning."

Unless God commands it, the rebels have no chance of victory.

But it has little to do with us, and our task now is to make as much trouble as possible for the French, preferably as far as the Nile Delta.

The British should support us, they want the rebels to fight all the way to the Suez Canal in order to give them an excuse to meddle in the canal. ”

Military prowess is not necessarily the strongest of the few, but the political acumen Falkingham is undoubtedly brilliant, and he can see at a glance the real goals of the British.

Poteaorek laughed: "What the British want, precisely what neither we nor the French want to give, so they are doomed."

The rebels could not reach the Suez Canal, but at the slightest sign they would have gone mad.

The government of Paris could have committed hundreds of thousands of troops, even if all the young men were armed and trained into an army.

So by destroying the Nile Delta, which the French had painstakingly managed, we would have accomplished most of our task.

If we are lucky enough to break through Cairo, we will have the opportunity to become the commanders of the future war against France. ”

Seeing everyone's strange gazes, Poteaurec hurriedly waved his hand: "What are you looking at me doing, isn't it just a joke, as for this?" ”

Stthausenburg replied categorically: "Of course! ”

"If you can do this, you don't have to mix up the French. Perhaps the Viennese government will take advantage of the victory to pursue and directly overthrow the French.

Why don't you take on the challenge, Major Poteaurek? I can guarantee that if you do it, you will be the youngest general in Austria. ”

It is not easy to be a general in Austria, and it will take twenty or thirty years to ascend to the throne in the most prosperous situation.

It's different if you have military merits, you can be promoted in minutes. The rules have been formulated a long time ago, as long as your combat exploits are strong enough, you can go all the way, age and seniority are not a problem.

Potyorek shook his head, "Is it okay to finish halfway?" ”

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